ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Floodwater

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Floodwater is a noun meaning The water of a flood.

Meaning

The water of a flood.

Example Sentences

South Yorkshire 2019: The track at Conisbrough is deluged by floodwater. Lines were shut and services were disrupted across Yorkshire and the East Midlands.
European adventurers found themselves within a watery world, a tapestry of streams, channels, wetlands, lakes and lush riparian meadows enriched by floodwaters from the Mississippi River.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include flooding, flood, water, floodflow, flode, floud.

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